29 July has come and gone, taking with it your last chance for a free upgrade to Windows 10 – or maybe not. Ghacks has pointed out that Microsoft is still enabling...Continue reading
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Tomorrow’s the Last Day to Voluntarily Download Windows Ten for Free (Future Downloads Will be Involuntary)
The Verge reminds us that 29 July is the last day to voluntarily download Windows X for free. Microsoft released Windows 10 almost a year ago on July 29th, 2015....Continue reading
Microsoft So Wants You to Upgrade to Windows 10 That They’ll Bet You a New Laptop
Microsoft has moved on from interrupting news broadcasts, ruining businesses, and tricking people with Windows 10 upgrades. Now MS is offering free in-store upgrades, and dangling the promise of a free Dell laptop if...Continue reading
E-Fun Nextbook Flexx 2-in-1 Windows 8 Convertibles Launch for $178 And Up
Widely known for their incredibly cheap tablets, budget tablet maker E-Fun has launched a couple new dual-purpose Windows 8 tablets with Intel Atom Bay Trail, detachable keyboard docks, and the expected...Continue reading
Microsoft Thinks There Aren’t Enough $500 Windows 8 Tablets in the World
They must think that, otherwise we wouldn’t be talking about the Surface 3 tablet which launched today. Microsoft’s new “entry-level” Surface 3 tablet runs a full Windows 8 on an Intel Cherry...Continue reading
Rumor: Surface 3 Tablet to Ship With Windows 8
With Windows 10 due out later this year, we’ve long known that Windows RT was going to follow Windows 8 into the scrapyard. Security and other updates notwithstanding, both versions...Continue reading
$48 Windows 8 Tablet Now Shipping in China
With Microsoft shipping one for $79, Windows tablets are getting pretty damned cheap – and they’re going to get cheaper. Mike Cane has uncovered a 7″ Windows 8 tablet which is selling...Continue reading
Dell launches Chromebook, Win8 Laptop for Educational Market
Ever interested in the lucrative 1:1 market, Dell launched a pair of laptops yesterday (to compliment its new Windows and Android tablets). The new Chromebook 11 and Latitude 11 Education Edition...Continue reading
Dell Launches Windows, Android Education Tablets
With Dell joining the public scrum, the edtech market is going to get a lot hotter. Dell is unveiling a pair of tablets today which it says are designed for...Continue reading
Windows RT is Dead, Long Live Windows 10 on ARM (Same Stuff, Different Day)
As you read the news stories this week about Windows RT kicking the bucket, I think you should keep in mind that the app compatibility issues we currently have now with...Continue reading
Windows 10 is Coming to *Most* Lumia Smartphones, But Not Surface RT Tablets
Microsoft may have announced earlier this week that Windows 10 would be available as an upgrade option for all Windows devices running Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows Phone 8,...Continue reading
Xbox One to Get Support for Universal Windows Apps
Rumors have been circulating for over a year that Microsoft’s gaming console will get support for Windows apps, and now MS has made that a reality. “With Windows 10, universal...Continue reading
Microsoft to Release Windows 10 as a Free Upgrade
Here’s a gift horse you’re going to want to look in the mouth. Microsoft is holding an event today for Windows 10, and they just revealed that Windows 10 will be...Continue reading
NewEgg to Sell the iView SupraPad i700QW Windows 8 Tablet for $59
Bottom of the barrel Windows 8 tablets have been getting cheaper as we get close to Christmas, first crossing the $100 barrier and now reaching $60 (maybe). A reader has...Continue reading
Best Buy Cracks the $99 Windows 8 Tablet Barrier
Microsoft has been trying for most of the past year to get Windows running on true budget tablets in Western markets, and it looks like Best Buy may have been...Continue reading